The private game reserve has around 10 wildlife-rich hides which are specifically adapted for photographers to snap away without causing distress in their natural habitat - one of which was used to snap these fantastic pics.

The lodge's general manager Ian Salisbury, 68, spotted the adult male bull elephant calculating how to haul its four giant legs over the stone wall without falling over.

Hilarious photos captured by Ian show the giant mammal hitching its legs over the wall in the same way a human might traverse the obstacle.

Over you go. Credit: Kennedy News and Media/The Bushcamp Company

And as it wandered into camp, Andy Hogg - managing director of The Bushcamp Company which owns the lodge - videoed the giant creature's brief but unsuccessful hunt for fruit.

Ian, originally from Bacup, Lancashire, said: "He just chose the most direct route and made himself right at home. The guests were very amused at the idea of a climbing elephant. They were in amazement that it would bother to climb over such a high wall.

"They were out on a safari drive in the National Park at the time, so were sorry to have missed seeing it [in person]."

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